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Asteroid 2017 CX1

2017 CX1 is a near-Earth asteroid roughly 9 m across, about the size of a bus. Its closest recorded pass was on 5 Feb 1955 at 3.6 lunar distances.

Estimated size

9 m

about the size of a bus

Closest pass on record

3.57 LD

5 Feb 1955

Speed relative to Earth

4.3 km/s

Brightness (H)

28.2

Lower means larger

Past close approaches

Recorded passes within about 20 lunar distances since 1900.